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(Encyclopedia)Zita zēˈtə, Ger. tsēˈtä [key], 1892–1989, last empress of Austria and queen of Hungary. The daughter of Duke Robert of Parma, she was married (1911) to Archduke Charles Francis, who in 1916 be...Petition of Right
(Encyclopedia)Petition of Right, 1628, a statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. Refusal by Parliament to finance the king's unpopular foreign policy had caused his government to e...Coster, Charles de
(Encyclopedia)Coster, Charles de: see De Coster, Charles. ...Gaulle, Charles de
(Encyclopedia)Gaulle, Charles de: see de Gaulle, Charles. ...Charles Edward Stuart
(Encyclopedia)Charles Edward Stuart: see Stuart, Charles Edward. ...Buhl, André Charles
(Encyclopedia)Buhl, André Charles: see Boulle, André Charles. ...Viana, Charles of
(Encyclopedia)Viana, Charles of: see Charles of Viana. ...Nordhoff, Charles Bernard
(Encyclopedia)Nordhoff, Charles Bernard: see under Nordhoff, Charles. ...Isabel of Bavaria
(Encyclopedia)Isabel of Bavaria, 1371–1435, French queen, consort of Charles VI, daughter of the duke of Bavaria. After her marriage (1385) she was several times regent for her demented husband. Sympathizing with...Charles of Blois
(Encyclopedia)Charles of Blois (Charles of Châtillon) blwä, shätēyôNˈ [key], c.1319–1364, duke of Brittany; nephew of Philip VI of France. He was one of the chief participants in the War of the Breton Succe...Browse by Subject
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